Waste pesticide collection set for Benton County

FOLEY – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is offering free waste pesticide collections for homeowners and farmers in several Minnesota counties, including Benton.

The program accepts unwanted, unusable agricultural and consumer-type pesticides including insecticides, herbicides and rodent poison. Crop oils, fertilizers, contaminated soil and empty pesticide containers will not be accepted. Sites will accept up to 300 pounds at no cost.

In Benton County, the collection will be from 9-11 a.m. Aug. 20 at the city garage in Foley.

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